Knowledge Base
Topic: Care Guides
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Alpha Swordtail Albino Red Care Guide
The Alpha Swordtail Albino Red is a premium, selectively bred strain of Xiphophorus hellerii, the classic livebearer that has been in the hobby for…
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Guppy Grass Care Guide
Guppy Grass (Najas guadalupensis) is one of the most useful plants you can put in an aquarium, and one of the hardest to kill.…
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Java Fern Care Guide
Java Fern (Microsorum pteropus) is the plant that has saved more beginner aquariums than any other. It thrives in low light, needs no CO2,…
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Anubias Nana Care Guide
Anubias Nana (Anubias barteri var. nana) is the workhorse of the planted tank: a tough, slow-growing rhizome plant with thick, dark green leaves that…
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Amazon Sword Care Guide
The Amazon Sword (Echinodorus grisebachii) is the classic background plant: a big, broad-leaved rosette that fills the back of a tank with deep green…
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Adolfo’s Cory Care Guide
Adolfo’s Cory (Corydoras adolfoi, recently reclassified as Hoplisoma adolfoi) is a striking blackwater catfish from the Upper Rio Negro, easily spotted by…
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Blue Dream Shrimp Care Guide
Blue Dream Shrimp are a selectively bred color line of the Neocaridina davidi species the same species as cherry shrimp, rili, and yellow shrimp.…
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Spike-topped Apple Snail (Pomacea diffusa) Care Guide
Apple snails are some of the most rewarding invertebrates we sell. They are large, colorful, peaceful, and surprisingly active for a snail. The spiketopped…
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Neon Tetra Care Guide
Neon Tetras (Paracheirodon innesi) are one of the most recognizable fish in the freshwater hobby small schooling tetras with an electric blue stripe down…
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Neon Tetra: In-Depth Care Profile
The Neon Tetra (Paracheirodon innesi) is one of the most iconic and beloved freshwater aquarium fish in the hobby. Renowned for its brilliant iridescent…